Chess Puzzle #2UVP6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 598 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d5/e1; bishops b5/e3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks c8/f8; bishop e7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxc6 — bishop b5→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1# — queen b4→e1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pp2bppp/2n5/1B1R4/1q6/4BQ2/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 1 17

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